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Joshua said to all the people, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor. They served other gods.
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Verse 2. Of the river. The Euphrates. Challoner.—Gods. Some think that Abraham himself was in his youth engaged in the worship of idols, (though this is denied by Saint Augustine Calmet. D. xvi. 13. Theod. q. 18, and so forth Worthington.) as well as his father, and so forth verse 14. Genesis 11:31. Thare was the father of both Abraham and Nachor, (Genesis 11:26,) unless ( Bible.) the grandfather ( Menochius.) of Abraham was meant, who was also called Nachor, ( Bible.) as well as Rebecca’s grandfather. Genesis 24. Worthington.
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